This is a laugh-out-loud funny and devilish send-up of Ludwig Bemelmans's Madeline for little monsters everywhere.
Frankenstein is the scariest of all the monsters in Miss Devel's castle. He can frighten anything-animals, parents, even rocks. Until one night, Miss Devel wakes up and runs downstairs to find that Frankenstein has lost his head!
“Frankenstein” by Rick Walton and illustrated by Nathan Hale is a delightful twist on a classic story that parents and kids can both enjoy together. This is the perfect funny picture book to read for Halloween or the fall season.
"Walton twists the classic rhymes of the original with glee ('In two crooked lines, they bonked their heads / pulled out their teeth / and wet their beds') while Hale reenacts each scene with devilish mayhem."
Booklist
"Fans of the original...will enjoy spotting the parallels in this creepy-cute Halloween substitute."
Publishers Weekly
"The illustrations have traded sunny yellow for pumpkin orange backgrounds and make comically sly allusions to the original title."
